Druggist&#39;s bottle-cabinet.



M. R. RANSBURG. DRUGGIS TS BOTTLE CABINET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 10, 1912.

Patented Mar. 25, 1913.

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Pleasant Lake,-'in the county of Steuben and State of Indiana, have invented certain .new and useful Improvements in Dru-ggists Bottle-Cabinets; and I-do hereby declare the' following'to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinventiom-such as will .en-' able others skilled in the art to which it a-ppertains to make and useth'e same.

This invention-relates to cabinets, and it more particularly relates to a druggists bottle cabinet. I

Anobject of the inventionis to provide acabinet of this character for containing the diflere'nt sizes of bottles assorted and stored in the least possible space.

A further object of the invention is to provide a cabinetof this character into which the different asserted sizes of; bottles relation, and to provide means for rendering impossible. accidental displacement of; the

bottles, but allowing equal and easy removal thereofi'by the druggist or other person.

' A still further dbjeet of the invention is to provide, in proximity to the bottle-receiving and containingcompartments, a plurality of bins for containing bottle stoppers, and means associated with the bins for gaging and assortingthe stoppers, while, being placed in the bins.

A further object of the invention is to arrange the bottle stopper gage in such rela-" tionto the bottle receiving compartments,-

that the different sizes of stoppers are adjacent to the corresponding sizes of bottles.

A still further object of the invention is to provide label receivers, wherein assorted most convenient position and location rela-' tive to the bottles, so that the druggist may be getting a bottle with one hand while getting a label therefor with the other hand.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a bin containing a water reser-,.

voir and a brush in such-convenient relation to each other and to the bottles and labels.

that the latter may be quickly dampened andapplied to the bottles, in the usual manner.

Specificationof Letters Patent. Application filed May 10; 1912.'

. a citizen of the United States, residing at Patented Mar. 25 M3. Serial No. 696,493. I

- a front elevation viewot' my improved cabinet in open position, a portion of the door thereof being omitted. Fig. 2 is a side view, in vertical section, on the line 2-2 of i Fig. 3. "Fig. 3 is a top plan view ofv my improved cabinet, and. Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view on the-line H of Fig. 2.

Referringmore particularly to the. drau -.ing. s in-whieh, similar reference characters deslgnate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the body of the cabinet consists ofa box or closet having a bottom 5, a back '6, a top 7 sides 8 and a front door 9, the latter being hinged at 10 to one of the sides 8. Extending fromithe top toa point relatively near the bottom of the cabinet is azigzag partition 11 extending in a general diagonal direction from-one 'of the sides 8 to the rear corner, or junction of the other side 8 and'the back 6. This partition '11 comprises, in horizonal section, a series of sec 'tions disposed on different parallel planes, and another series of sections disposed on different parallel planes at right-angles to the first said planes. This zigzag partition is preferably formed from sheet metal, and rests upon a series of vertical and shouldered partitions-12, extending therefrom to the bottom 5, and extending from the bottom to-the top .of the bin, back of the partisupport a shelf 13, which comprises the bottom member for the bottle receivers or com partments the latter beingseparated by partitions l4, resting upon the shelf 13 and extending to the top'7.* A series ,of facing strips '15 are secured, at theirvertical centers, 'to the partitions 14, thereby providing shoulders "16 on the opposite sides of the compartments, and adapted to engage with the shoulders 17 of the bottles 18, and there by preventing them from being accidentally. displaced from the compartments. It is well known thatmost of the bottles in present use. by druggis ts, are formed of a width greater than the thickness thereof; therefore, the bottles may be easily inserted between. the facing strips 15, or removed therefrom, by turning them edgewise, as shown in the compartment nearest thelmiddle of. the cabinet, in Fig. 1. It will be seen that the width of the facing strips, as well as the distance therebetween, is varied according to the respective widths of the compartments, and it will also be seen that portions 'tion 11. Shoulders 12 of the partition 12 i of the zigzag partition form the respective partitions 12, and 14 into continuity, thereby supporting the forward edges of the partitions 12' and the rear. edges of the partitions 14. I

Some of the spaces between the partitions 12 constitute bin's'12', for the difierent assorted sizes of bottle stoppers 12, and in the bottom of each, bottle stopper bin, there is provided an inclined supplemental bottom 20, the inclination 26f which, toward the front of the bin, is such that the stoppers are moved by gravity toward the front part of the bin, into easy reach of the fingers of the druggist. The top 7 is provided with a trap door 21, through "which assorted stoppers may be poured into the respective bins.

However, when it is desired to assort the stoppers, while being placed in the bin, the

trap door is allowed to remain closed, and

the stoppers are placed one by one through the gage holes 22, and as will be readily seen, the stoppers that Will easily pass through the largest of these holes, but cannot be passed through the next smaller sized hole, are the proper sized stoppers to be placed in the middle bin, (Fig. 1), in the most convenient position for the larger sizes of bottlesin the cabinet. In order that the stoppers 1n the bin may have proper sanitary protection from dust, e'tc., Iprovide a hinged cover 22, so that the gage holes 22 may be kept normally closed. It may be Well to explain that, because of the tapering shape of the stoppers, the largest size of stoppers may be applied to either of the two larger sizes of bottles, While the smallest size of stoppers, in the left hand bin, (Fig. 1) are applicable to either of the two smallersizes of bottles. Therefore, the four assortments of stoppers are applicable to the seven assortments of bottles, as illustrated in Fig. 1, or would even be applicable to eight assortments of bottles.- Because of this latter fact, the four left hand stopper bins are quite suflicient for storing a sutticient number'andf assortment of stoppers for the bottles contained in the cabinet; therefore, the two right hand bins may be utilized to advantage as follows: The bin 23 contains a water tank 24, and

' may be provided with a stud 25 for holding a brush 26, in such relation to the tank 24 thait it may drain into the tank, and in the vniosir convenient position for access by the /druggist. The bin 27 may be utilized for "its desigmand which embodies the reception of miscellaneous articles, such as very small vials, large labels, etc.

On the inside surface of the door 9 I provide a series of pockets 28 for the reception of labels 29. These pockets, being of usual construction, will not be described in detail. It will be seen, however, that there is a considerable space between the facing strips 15 and the door 9, when the latter is closed, so that there is no danger of the pockets 28 colliding with the necks of the bottles 18.

In practice, when the druggist opens the cabinet, he may reach a bottle with one hand, turn it through an angle of ninety degrees, and remove it from the compartments, While reaching a label with his other hand, and laying'it on the bottle with the gummed side up. He then takes the brush 26, clips it in the tank 2% and dampens the gummed side of the label therewith, returns the brush 26 to the stud 25, inverts the label and places it properly on the bottle; then procuring a proper sized stopper for the bottle, he closes the cabinet, having obtained a. complete labeled and stoppered bottle therefrom, Without turning or moving from his position. The druggist may first procure a stopper and insert it in the bottle of his selection, before the bottle has been removed from the compartment, and he may thereafter remove the bottle and apply the label, as explained. By this means, it will not be necessary for the druggist to touch the mouth of the bottle with his fingers, thus carrying out a very important sanitary precaution.

It will be seen that I have provided a cabinet of this character, which is sanitary in the utmost principles and arrangement of convenience.

I do not limit my invention to the exact details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts asherewith described and illustrated, butmy invention may only be limited by a reasonable interpretation of the following claim.

What I claim is: a In a cabinet of the character described, a series of stopper receiving bins', a cover for the tops of the bins, said cover having gage openings therethrough in communication respectively with the bins, and a cover hinged on the trap door for closing the gage open-.

ings, substantially as descr bed and for the purpose specified.

ln testimony-whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

MARK RAYMOND Witnesses:

A. R. -MEA1), D. C. RAnsBUno.

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RANSBURG. 

